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than the joints themselves. Thorax slightly transverse, a little 

 rounded in front, a little constricted in the middle, expanded into 

 an acute angle at the posterior angles, lobed in the middle of 

 the base, and 7-areolate on the disk, the middle one confined to 

 the basal half, the others not very perfectly defined. The elytra 

 are strongly quadricostate and punctured. 

 Length, 3 lines. 



ITab. — Cairns. 



43. Cladophorus miniatus. 



Black, the thorax and elytra deep red. Antennae strongly 

 branched, the branches quite twice the length of the joints. Thoi-ax 

 transverse, rounded in front, not widened behind, biemarginate and 

 lobed at the base, 7 areolate, the middle one lanceolate, almost 

 reaching the anterior margin, the others rather distinctly defined. 

 Elytra with numerous fine costse, the alternate ones larger, 

 the interstices closely punctured, the punctures somewhat quad- 

 rangular. 



Length, 4| lines. 



ffab. — Barron River. 



44. Trichalus angustulus. 



Black, nitid, narrow, the thorax, elytra, coxae, and base of thighs 

 yellow. Antennse scarcely serrate, the joints longer than wide, 

 rostrum short. Thorax rather longer than wide, almost truncate 

 in front, sides gradually widening to the base with acute angles, a 

 short narrow median areolet, and a deep depression on each side 

 of it. Elytra narrow, strongly costate, four costse on each elytron 

 at the base, three only on the apical three-quarters, with the 

 interstices minutely costulate and quadrangulai'ly punctured. 



Length, 4 lines. 



Hab. — Barron River. 



Family TELEPHORID^. 



45. Telephorus Mossmanni. 



Head, thorax, elytra, prosternum, the basal part of each 

 abdominal segment, the coxae and base of thighs and the palpi 



